I live in the Nashville area and have been to game galaxy..nice guys..

I'll have to check it out next time I visit some friends there.

I'm not exactly from the Nashville area, but close enough to want to know who the Pinsiders near me are. I live in Bowling Green, KY, about 55 miles 'up the road'. I don't think there is ANYONE in this town who collects or knows pins. There are times I wish I knew other enthusiasts who might like to visit, play my pins, and maybe give me some tips on repair. I've got a Frankenstein pin that has me stumped! Can't get the DMD to working.

We should compile an email list of those of us in this area. I'll start: Mike Giorgio - 270-535-7210. Email: mgiorgio (at) insightbb (dot) com. I'm going to creat a new folder in my email address book to put 'our group' in so that we can easily contact one another.

Thanks!
Mike

Not there anymore, but you guys are making me wish I was. As Pintucky already knows, I used to live in Bowling Green. I used to go down to Nashville with friends just for fun. Definitley not too far to meet other pinball people

Hi Mike!

I'm always willing to meet some fellow pinheads. And I have got to visit with Mike and he has an amazing collection. Anytime there is a meet up let me know, I am not too far from Bowling Green/Nashville.

Your JP looks great Crashdance, stopped by two of your locations yesterday. The Hook needs some LOVE!

I didn't do any laundry but I dropped a few bucks in your machines, mostly JP and AF.

I'd never played JP before so I didn't notice the T-rex not working.

The left slingshot plastic on hook was hanging off. I wanted to get the Novus 2 out of my car and take the glass off but it actually didn't play half bad.

Was really surprised at the amount of arcade games at the Hook location, it's like an arcade with washing machines! Although I don't think I'd be visiting either places after dark anytime soon.

Hopefully my $3-$5 contribution helped a little. If my main office was near there I'd be playing them on my lunch hour but I'd have to help you clean them up first. Let me know if you ever want to sell that Hook.

you still have my info Mike?

Checking in!

Hi FlipperMagician!! Yeah, I caught your greeting to me at the end of the post
Was just thinking . . . you need my Fish Tales . . . it would fit right in with your line of work!

futurepinhead: I saw my name again in YOUR post! Gettin' popular here!

TZ68: Yes, I have your info SOMEWHERE!!! I'm going to have to hire a secretary to keep up with all my newfound friends here, and fit together their real names with their 'handles'!!! I just started my own 'Pinside' email folder in my Outlook Express where I can put names, monikers, and cities where each person lives in so I don't embarass myself and I can keep up with you guys.

jayhawkai: You just 'checked in', but maybe you ought to be 'checking out' those BOOKS and doing homework!!!

And lastly, "Crashdance22" . . . sounds like you are young, and sounds like you need ALL of us to jump in and have an old fashioned clean-up and fix-up party with all your pins! Only thing is, I'm not skilled enough to do anything much but use a wiping cloth and hold your drinks while you guys do the work!!!!!

We need to really work on making our own little 'club' here. 'Crash' got this thing started; let's not let if falter. I think we ought to try and meet up about every two or three months. I'm all for hosting a group (especially since I'm sort of in the middle [Evansville to Nashville]). Then, maybe we could go to wherever 'Crash' thinks would be a good place to gather. I'm writing down all your names and putting them in a separate place in my computer. I think I'll call it the 'Pinside-South Club', or 'Hillbillys from (Pinball)Heaven' , or SOMETHING like that!!!
Mike in Bowling Green, KY

I like the hillbilly one, I'll order the shirts.

So you're saying it's for sale?

C'mon Crash, I gotta start my pirate theme and GG wants too much for the Black Rose! I mean look at my wishlist! I'll trade you my working Mystic for it...

Just saying the offer is out there.

Haven't been to GG in a few weeks. Was thinking about going to that "museum" monthly thing they had back on Oct 29th but I didn't get around to it. Might try and swing by the regular arcade this weekend sometime.

I was at Game Galaxy a few weeks ago and they had HS2, DE Simpsons, Monday Night Football, WW, EATPM, BK2K, Sopranos, Tron, Black Rose, TAF, Dr. Dude, and Guns 'n' Roses. Even the listing on their own website was not quite up to date.

It's the sort of place that really brought back some old memories. Dirty carpet, windowless room, shopping mall...just like the bad old days! It's the sort of place I wish I could get to more often but I was in from Louisville.

Nashville area checking in! Glad they added a Dr Dude. I need to play that one

Yeah, don't get too excited. I forgot to mention the very important piece of information that we were actually there buying the Dr. Dude. But I can do a brief impersonation:

My life was dull, my life was drab,
'Til I acquired the gift of gab,
Always be excellent, never be rude,
Get the gift of gab from Dr. Dude!

Yeah, I felt like a jerk when we bought it. Here's a working machine in a real arcade just like pinball is supposed to be. And then we put it into a truck and drove it to a basement.

Anyway, it'll be at the expo up here in March if that's any consolation.

I was there for about four or so hours. There were about five or six folks there at a time...maybe fifteen all day, mostly on the arcade side. Of course, this was a Monday afternoon. I guess that's not their busiest. I didn't have any problems with the machines except TAF swamp kickout being somewhat unpredictable. I wish we had something like that around here. Even if they don't sell beer.

What was the list of all the games there? I was planning on doing a 3 hour road trip if there is a bunch of great ones.

White water is out for repairs, but should be in excellent working condition upon return.

I only know because the White Water was sitting in the shop to be worked on when I dropped my board off for repair. Can't tell you how long it will take to get up and running again, but I'm very confident it will play great after Mike is finished with it.

No, wish I could. With finals coming up I probably won't be there until next semester.

I can do fri at noon. Let me see if I can get some one to ride with me so its not so boring for 6 hours

That's not fair Jared!!! I wanted to be there with you guys but I have a doctor's appointment that day that is messing up the whole afternoon!!! Grrrr . . . .!

I have already met you and Andrew (jayhawkai). This would have been fun.

I just wrote 'Crash' an email thanking him for trying to include me.

Be sure you show them your nose/quarter trick!!!

Mike

Yeah Mike, I was planning on calling you and doing a drive through Bowling Green to pick you up. 2 hours company is better than 6 hours no company. It will be hard finding someone to go Friday but I will keep trying.

And Mike, I will be too busy putting quarters in pins and not my nose haha.

Oh, and plan on going to this everybody.

http://www.epinball.com/

EDIT: I just read that there is a pinball tourny where 1st place takes home a Space Shuttle!!!

I wanna win!

Jared,
I might just go to the Louisville Expo. I started to go this past year, but I was so new at this I didn't know anyone and I thought I might not enjoy doing it all alone.

In this short time I have been a pin addict, I have made SO many pin friends. I think it would be fun to go knowing people like you would be there. I need someone to take care of my old ass when I get more than 10 miles away from home!
Mike

Going to Knoxville this weekend to the UT/Vandy game. Leaving Friday around noon so I'm out guys. Would love to meet up with you guys at some point but also note, I'm a banker, so I keep banker's hours...

That Louisville expo sounds great. I can see a second SS right beside my first...

Let me know how GG is looking and what games they have up and running. I got a line on a cocktail arcade cabinet I may be picking up in Knoxville..